gws-workflow-email-to-task

What This Skill Does

The gws-workflow-email-to-task skill acts as a bridge between your Gmail inbox and your Google Tasks management system. It is specifically designed to eliminate the friction involved in manually copying information from an email into a task list. When invoked, the skill fetches the contents of a specified Gmail message—extracting the subject line to serve as the new task title and the email snippet to function as the task description—and synchronizes them into your Google Tasks account. This workflow ensures that important action items buried in your email threads are captured immediately in your productivity queue, preventing them from being lost in the chaos of a cluttered inbox.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, ensure you have the necessary Google Workspace permissions configured as outlined in the shared documentation. You can install the skill by executing the command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/googleworkspace-bot/gws-workflow-email-to-task. After installation, verify your authentication status by referencing the gws-shared documentation, as this skill relies on OAuth2 scopes that allow read access to your Gmail and write access to your Google Tasks.

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for professionals who rely on "Inbox Zero" methodologies. Use it when you receive a project update that requires a follow-up action, or when a client sends a request that cannot be handled instantly. For instance, if you receive a complex email about a meeting preparation, you can instantly turn that email into a task with a single command, ensuring the task includes all the context provided in the original message body. It is also highly effective for managing long-term action items that are scattered across different email conversations.

Example Prompts

• "OpenClaw, find the email with ID 18fc4a2b9d0e and convert it into a task in my default list."
• "Create a new task from this Gmail message and put it in my 'Project Alpha' task list."
• "Take the email I just received from Sarah and turn it into a task so I don't forget to reply tomorrow."

Tips & Limitations

Always review the task before final confirmation, as the snippet extracted from the email may be truncated based on Gmail's preview length. If the email contains essential attachments, remember that this skill only captures text; you will need to manually handle files. It is best to run this skill immediately upon reading a message to ensure context remains fresh. For power users, ensure your task list IDs are properly defined if you frequently switch between different lists beyond the @default configuration.